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Worksheets6.P.1.2 - Light and EMS
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following has the highest frequency?
a)
X-Ray
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Gamma Waves
d)
Ultra Violet Radiation
2.
Which of the following has the longest wavelength
a)
X-Ray
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Gamma Waves
d)
Ultra Violet Radiation
3.
Which color has the least amount of energy
a)
Violet
b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)
Red
4.
If frequency increases, wavelength ____
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
5.
What type of radiation does an optical telescope collect?
a)
infrared
b)
radio
c)
visible
d)
x-ray
6.
What is this a picture of?
a)
transverse wave
b)
electromagnetic spectrum
c)
longitudinal wave
d)
none of the above
7.
Which one has the longest wavelengths and low energy waves?
a)
radio waves
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared light (waves)
d)
visible light
8.
Which one has the shortest wavelengths and high energy waves?
a)
radio
b)
microwaves
c)
gamma rays
d)
visible light
9.
What is the only part of the EMS that we can see?
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
ultraviolet light
d)
visible light
10.
What is the acronym to remember the visible light (colors) of the electromagnetic spectrum?
a)
ROU G. BIB
b)
ROY G. BIV
c)
ROY G. BIB
d)
ROU G. BIV
11.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
12.
Which rays can be felt as heat?
a)
X-Rays
b)
Infrared Radiation
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Microwaves
13.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
14.
Electromagnetic waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
15.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
16.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
17.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
18.
If you're moving from gamma rays to microwave, describe how the energy level changes
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Energy level doesn't change
d)
We never talked about it
19.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the longest wavelength?
a)
Infrared Waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Visible Light
d)
Gamma Rays
20.
Which of the following is an example of how we use infrared waves?
a)
imaging bones
b)
MRIs
c)
microwaves
d)
thermal images
21.
Which color of light in the visible light spectrum has the most energy?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Violet
d)
Green
22.
Exposure to small doses of ultraviolet rays are beneficial to people because___.
a)
we then produce vitamin D
b)
get can get skin cancer
c)
it can cure most cancers
d)
we can see the UV rays
23.
Gamma Rays are very harmful to humans because ___.
a)
They are very high energy.
b)
They can penetrate all our tissue.
c)
they can cause serious illness
d)
all the above options are correct
24.
A material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it is called which of the following?
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Diffuse
d)
Opaque
25.
Light travels in ....
a)
Longitudinal Waves
b)
Transverse Waves
26.
Which type of electromagnetic waves carry television signal?
a)
radiowaves
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared
d)
gamma rays
27.
Which type of electromagnetic waves are used for cell phone communication?
a)
radiowaves
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared
d)
gamma ray
28.
Which rays are also known as heat rays?
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
Infrared
c)
gamma rays
d)
microwaves
29.
Order the waves on the EMS from highest frequency to lowest frequency
a)
Gamma, X, Infrared, Visible Light, UV, Micro, Radio
b)
Radio, Micro, Infrared, Visible Light, UV, X, Gamma
c)
Gamma, X, UV, Visible Light, Infrared, Micro, Radio
d)
Radio, Micro, UV, Visible Light, Infrared, X, Gamma
30.
What is causing you to be able to see two sets of mountains in this picture?
a)
refraction of light
b)
reflection of light
c)
transmission of light
d)
absorption of light
31.
Hey! That straw looks broken. Why?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
32.
This behavior occurs when waves bend from changing speed.
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
33.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
34.
Why do we see objects as black?
a)
They absorb all the light
b)
They reflect all the light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect
35.
If you wanted a gift to be a surprise, what kind of container would you put it in?
a)
transparent
b)
thick
c)
opaque
d)
translucent
36.
Which is transparent?
a)
a wooden fence
b)
clean water
c)
aluminum foil
d)
a purple balloon
37.
What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?
a)
All of the light passes through the object.
b)
None of the light passes through the object.
c)
Most of the light disappears.
d)
Some of the light passes through the object.
38.
Which is translucent?
a)
tissue paper
b)
air
c)
wood
d)
clear plastic
39.
What is a property of a transparent object?
a)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.
b)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.
c)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.
d)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.
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